frog

i came home last night, put my key in the back door lock and SCREAMED as i saw something move. it was a little frog, some 4 feet off the ground, slowly climbing up the glass.

i was startled and not entirely sure what to do. i figured if i opened the door, the frog would jump off the glass, onto the carpet in the den and the cats would hunt down a nice, messy snack. not thrilled by the thought of cleaning up frog guts, i just stood there for a moment, composing myself and thinking.

i knew i didn't want to touch it. (i mean, duh.) so i took a step back to avoid any potential contact, then reached forward and clicked my house key on the glass to see if he'd jump off. he didn't move at all, much to my surprise. so i took a chance... i stepped forward again, slowly opened the door, then gently shut it behind me and grabbed the camera. the frog stayed put the whole time.

as i was taking (bad) photos, the cats noticed the frog and started throwing themselves at the door. sherpa is a phenomenal jumper and her paw got high enough to touch the frog (were he not on the opposite side of the glass). still, the frog wasn't fazed. he kept slowly climbing up the glass.

i watched the cats drive themselves crazy for a while, and then i got bored with the whole thing and walked away. when i came back into the room a half hour later the frog was gone.